SIGHTSEEING
Sightseeing
in London - Walking Tours:
Walking
tours are the ideal way of getting to know the real London in the company of a
qualified guide. There are organised walks every day of the week and to take part,
just meet your guide outside the underground station mentioned, at the time stated.
There's no need to book unless on behalf of a large group.
The
Original London Walks
London walking tour company whose hallmarks
are an astonishing variety of routes, utter reliability, and - most important
of all - superb guides. These are the finest walking tour guides in London.
My
London Walks
Visit London, see all the famous and infamous places, sights and buildings. London
guides, with maps, full of photographs, current and historical information and
legend.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7209 1284
Mystery
Walks
Jack the Ripper tour starts at Aldgate Underground station at 8pm
on Sundays and Wednesdays and 7pm on Fridays.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8558 9446
Fax: +44 (0)20 8539 9059
Clerkenwell & Islington Walks
Clerkenwell & Islington Walks show Clerkenwell and Islington's rich and varied
history from the 12th to the 20th centuries, their associations with Shakespeare,
Hogarth, Dickens, religion, radicalism and literature.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7622
3278
Beatles
London Walking Tours
See the famous Abbey Road crossing and studios, Paul
McCartney's London offices, film sites for Help and a Hard Days Night, where Paul
McCartney wrote Yesterday and where John and Yoko posed nude. Click here for:
Beatles London Walks
Phone: +44 (0)20 7624 3978
North
London Walking Club
The North London Walking Club provides tour guides
for groups visiting London as well as route plans for those wishing to explore
by themselves. These walks fit in with the International Federation of Popular
Sports Award Scheme and are approved by the British Walking Federation and a variety
of languages can be catered for. Special walking events are also arranged by the
club for charitable purposes.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8533 7426
The
Talking Tour Company
Follow in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper,
from Whitechapel Underground to 'The Ten Bells', the pub frequented by his victims
in 1888. The Talking Tour company offers cassette-guided walks through London's
notorious Whitechapel district, as well as Charles Dickens's London and the London
of the Blitz. Tours take about 2 hours, but you've the facility to stop and start
as you like, so there's maximum freedom with the most information!
Phone:
+44 (0)20 7987 3886
E-mail: info@talking-tours.co.uk
Well-known
companies which organise guided walking tours include the following:
Evan
Evans
Phone: +44 (0)20 7950 1777
Astral
Travels
Phone: +44 (0)20 0870 9020 908
Grosvenor
Guide Service
Phone: +44 (0)20 7384 1656
Golden
Tours
Phone: +44 (0)20 7233 7030
Frames
Rickards
Phone: +44 (0)20 7837 3111
Useful Links
MP3
Audio Walking Tours
Tourist Tracks offers downloadable audio tours
in MP3 format: City of London and City of Westminster take 90 minutes to complete.
